James Madison Quotes

The library is the temple of learning, and learning has liberated more people than all the wars in history.

Freedom can occur only through education.

Knowledge is the most democratic source of power.

A University should be a place of light, of liberty, and of learning.

Enlighten the people generally, and tyranny and oppressions of body and mind will vanish like evil spirits at the dawn of day.

A well-instructed people alone can be permanently a free people.

Learning has freed more men than all the armies in human history.

Printing means democracy because it brings knowledge within the reach of the common people, and knowledge, in the long run, is sure to make good its claim to power.

Universities are the temple through which alone lies the road to that of Liberty.

It is necessary that all our people be instructed, as universal education is the main pillar that must eventually support the temple of liberty.

It is universally admitted that a well-instructed people alone can be permanently a free people

The best thing a human being can do is to help another human being know more.

I wish I had known that education is the key. That knowledge is power. Now I pick up books and watch educational shows with my husband. I'm seeing how knowledge can elevate you.

I'm a great believer that any tool that enhances communication has profound effects in terms of how people can learn from each other, and how they can achieve the kind of freedoms that they're interested in.

Education is freedom.

We Americans have the great gifts of freedom and democracy, but it has been our education system that has fulfilled the promise of democracy.

No, I'm no enemy to learning; it hurts not me.

The secret of freedom lies in educating people, whereas the secret of tyranny is in keeping them ignorant.

There are few earthly things more beautiful than a university a place where those who hate ignorance may strive to know, where those who perceive truth may strive to make others see.

The teacher who is indeed wise does not bid you to enter the house of his wisdom but rather leads you to the threshold of your mind.

We are born weak, we need strength; helpless, we need aid; foolish, we need reason. All that we lack at birth, all that we need when we come to man's estate, is the gift of education.

There is no slavery but ignorance.

He who opens a school door, closes a prison.

The highest activity a human being can attain is learning for understanding, because to understand is to be free.

Only the educated are free.